Gov. Hogan announces nearly $1 million in African American heritage preservation grants

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The Hogan administration on Tuesday announced that 12 Maryland nonprofits were recently awarded nearly $1 million in funds by the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) and the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT). These grants offer assistance to organizations and private citizens in their sponsorship of projects involving the acquisition, construction, or improvement of sites related to […]

AG Frosh seeks loan discharge for students of closed Dream Center schools

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Tuesday joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 attorneys general in renewing their request that U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos use her authority to discharge the federal student loans of all students who were enrolled in now-closed schools operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC. Dream Center enrolled Marylanders in online […]

Family Fun Day returns to Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum in February

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—An annual tradition returns to Middle River later this month. On Saturday, February 15, the Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum at Martin State Airport offers a Family Fun Day that transports visitors to the 1940s. Families will work together in a History/STEM challenge to assemble a 5-foot high student size World War II B-26 Martin Marauder airplane […]

Salud Natural Entrepreneur Inc. updates Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber recall due to possible Salmonella contamination

BALTIMORE, MD—Salud Natural Entrepreneur, Inc. of Waukegan, IL is voluntarily updating its January 28 recall of Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder) and Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (capsule) products due to possible Salmonella contamination in one of the ingredients used on the formula of Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in […]

Perry Hall icon Gerald Soukup dead at 92

PERRY HALL, MD—A Perry Hall icon has passed. On Monday afternoon, Gerald Soukup died at 92 years of age. “Jerry” Soukup helped found the Perry Hall Recreation Council in 1955. Since its founding, Jerry Soukup was a member of the Perry Hall Recreation Council, serving first as vice president, then as the president since 1988. For decades, he and his […]